Image: Surrey RCMP / After Surrey RCMP issued a media release last week asking for help in identifying a deceased male who wore this hat at the time of his death, police say within hours they received information that led to a confirmation of his identity. Out of respect for the family and their request for privacy, Surrey RCMP are not releasing the deceased male's name.
By Mike Vanden Bosch
Surrey RCMP identify man

Surrey RCMP identify deceased man with tattoo of Angelica, $100 bill hat

May 3, 2023 | 9:43 AM

SURREY — Last week, Mounties in Surrey issued a media release asking for help in identifying the remains of a man who had a tattoo of “Angelica” along with a distinctive hat and T-shirt.

Within hours of the media release, Surrey RCMP say police received multiple calls from people providing information to help identify the person.

In a news release issued Wednesday morning (May 3), Surrey RCMP say they followed up on the information and continued to work closely with the B.C. Coroners Service to confirm the identity. Police say the man’s identity has now been confirmed and criminality is not believed to be an associated factor in his death.

Under file 2023-25444, police now say that out of respect for the deceased’s family and their request for privacy, they will not be releasing his name. Surrey RCMP are expressing thanks to the media and the public for their assistance.

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Up until April 25, investigators had not established any connections with any ongoing missing person’s investigations and despite a number of investigative steps, the person’s identity remained unknown.

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In an effort to ID the man, they released a picture of a tattoo with the name “Angelica” written in cursive to closely match one on the man’s left upper chest.

Image: Surrey RCMP

On February 23, 2023, unidentified human remains were located on an empty lot in the 19100 block of Fraser Highway. Criminality is not believed to have been a factor in this death. (media release 2023-02-15).

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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